The following specific words and terms are hereby defined:
AS-BUILT PLANS
Plans which show the exact location and elevation of all
improvements which have been made a part of the subdivision. This
shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, water mains, sanitary
and storm sewers, underdrains, culverts, electric lines, telephone
lines, etc.
CARTWAY OR ROADWAY
The portion of a street right-of-way, paved or unpaved, intended
for vehicular use.
CUL-DE-SAC
A nonthrough street with a terminous sufficient for vehicular
maneuvering.
DRAINAGE RIGHT-OF-WAY
The dedicated lands required for the installation and/or
maintenance of storm sewers or drainage ditches as required along
a natural stream or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing
for the flow of water therein to safeguard the public against flood
damage.
EASEMENT
An area granted for limited use of private land for a public
or quasi-public purpose and within which the owner of the property
shall not erect any structure for which a construction permit is required.
PLAT, SKETCH
A plan of sufficient accuracy and detail used for the purpose
of discussion of a project.
SECTION
A geographical area or tract which is part of a proposed
development which will be developed according to a timetable for development
over a period of years included by the applicant in the development
plan.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, viaduct, alley
or other way which is an existing state, county, municipal roadway
or a street or way shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant
to law or approved by official action or a street or way on a plat
duly filed and recorded in the office of the county recording officer
prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and the grant to such
board of the power to review plats, and includes the land between
the street right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved, and
may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, parking areas
and other areas within the street lines. For the purpose of this chapter,
"streets" shall be classified by the Planning Board using the following
guidelines:
(1)
ARTERIALThose streets which are used for fast or heavy traffic volumes and are highway connections with the rest of the metropolitan area.
(2)
PRIMARYThose streets used for heavy local and through traffic.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
Any subdivision containing not more than three lots fronting
on an existing improved street nor involving a planned development
nor involving any new street or road or the extension of off-tract
improvements and not adversely affecting the development of the remainder
of the parcel or adjoining property and not in conflict with any provision
or portion of the Master Plan, Official Map, Zoning Ordinance or this chapter. Any rearrangement of lot lines which does
not increase the number of building lots and/or which creates parcels
which are to be consolidated with existing lots shall be classified
as a "minor subdivision," provided that it meets the applicable criteria
set forth in other parts of this definition, and provided further
that either a deed of consolidation or a filed plat indicating such
consolidation is presented and recorded. Lots that are exempt from
subdivision requirements shall be first reviewed by the Planning Board.
Prior to receiving Planning Board approval, no person shall transfer,
sell or agree to transfer or sell, as owner or agent, any land which
ordinarily would require subdivision approval were it not exempt.
No unit shall be built on any lands classified as exempt from subdivision
regulations until said parcel has been reviewed under the subdivision
procedures of this chapter.